Calculated or from other tab | Instructions are in yellow boxes next to the corresponding inputs | |||||||
This worksheet is used to capture information on Clean Energy Manufacturing and Recycling project proposals. Input data and assumptions should be substantiated in and show clear correspondence to applicant's project narrative. Applicant should first fill out the relevant user input (green) cells in the Project Overview tab. Next, applicant should fill out the user input cells in the Workforce and Community Engagement, Commercial Viability, and Facility-Level Emissions tabs, as well as the yellow tab that is specific to your Technology Area. Data will be extracted from this workbook to compare submissions. Therefore, no cells, rows, or columns should be added. This worksheet is a supplement to the application narrative. Where there does not exist clear categories in the worksheets, please use the application narrative to clarify and explain in greater detail. |
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Section | Applicant Information | Input | Units | Notes | ||||
Project Overview | Applicant Control Number | The control number used to track the application in the DOE 48C application portal | ||||||
Company Name | ||||||||
City (HQ) | ||||||||
State (HQ) | ||||||||
Zip Code (HQ) | ||||||||
City (Facility) | ||||||||
State (Facility) | ||||||||
Zip Code (Facility) | ||||||||
Total Qualified Investment ($) | Total dollar amount of the qualified investment that "re-equips, expands, or establishes" the facility, as defined in 48C(b). | |||||||
Expected Credit Rate | Applicants should select a 30% tax credit if they anticipate meeting the wage and apprenticeship requirements under 48C(e)(5) and (6). Applicants who do not anticipate meeting those requirements should select 6% from the dropdown. For more on wage and apprenticeship requirements, please see Section 4 of IRS Notice 2023-18 | |||||||
Tax Credit ($) | Calculated by multiplying Qualified Investment by Expected Credit Rate. | |||||||
Primary Production Output | Brief description of the facility output product in a one short sentence (e.g., "offshore wind turbine blades"). Do NOT include identifying information (e.g. brand names, company names) | |||||||
Production or Recycling | Indicate whether the project is primarily in producing or recycling eligible advanced energy property. If it is a recycling project, fill out the Recycling Tab | |||||||
Every application must choose at least one technology area (and fill out the corresponding yellow tab). If applicants have multiple technology areas, fill out multiple yellow tabs, but still select the primary technology area here. If Primary Technology Area is Other, fill out the Other tab. If project is a recycling project, select based technology area of the recycled product and fill out the recycling tab. |
Calculated or from other tab | Instructions are in yellow boxes next to the corresponding inputs | |||
This worksheet is used to capture information on commercial viability of Clean Energy Manufacturing and Recycling project proposals. Input data and assumptions should be substantiated in and show clear correspondence to applicant's project narrative. Applicant should first fill out the relevant user input (green) cells in the Project Overview tab. Data will be extracted from this workbook to compare submissions. Therefore, no cells, rows, or columns should be added. Cash flow statement instructions: In the appendix materials, applicants should provide an investment bank quality financial model for the project. The model should quantify the projected financial parameters including operating costs, operating revenues, financing cash flows, EBITDA, tax credits/liabilities, and ROI over the project lifespan. The model should also include a list of key economic/financial assumptions as a separate tab. The model should be dynamic and not hardcoded. [Please use nominal dollars, note inflation estimator used and the start year] |
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Section | Applicant Information | Input | Notes | Instructions |
Organization | Organization type | Small business, medium business, large business, academic, federal government, state or local government, non-profit. Small and medium enterprises are classified in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as any of sectors 31 through 33; and have a total number of employees within 165% of the size standard limits established by the Small Business Administration (SBA), based on the firm’s associated NAICS sector as set forth in 13 CFR Part 121.201. | ||
Public or private (if small, medium, or large business) | ||||
Investment stage (if private) | ||||
Capital raised to date ($) | ||||
Annual revenue ($) | Provide the revenue of the applicant company for the most recently completed fiscal year | |||
Net income ($) | ||||
Debt to capital ratio | ||||
Cash flow available for debt service ($) | ||||
5-year revenue projection ($) | ||||
Total full-time employees | ||||
Market cap (if public) | ||||
Moody's investment grade (if available) | ||||
S&P investment grade (if available) | ||||
Fitch investment grade (if available) | ||||
Project to completion | Date Complete Permitting | |||
Date Begin Construction | ||||
Date Begin Operation | ||||
Future equity need to support organization growth over next 5 years ($) | ||||
Future debt need to support organization growth over next 5 years ($) | ||||
Site selection | Company Name | |||
City (Facility) | ||||
State (Facility) | ||||
Zip Code (Facility) | ||||
Project finance metrics | Projected return on investment | See instructions above on the cash flow statement to be submitted | ||
Weighted average cost of capital | See instructions above on the cash flow statement to be submitted | |||
Projected payback period | See instructions above on the cash flow statement to be submitted | |||
Net present value (with incentives) | See instructions above on the cash flow statement to be submitted | |||
Net present value (without incentives) | ||||
Unlevered Project IRR (%) (with incentives) | See instructions above on the cash flow statement to be submitted | |||
Unlevered Project IRR (%) (without incentives) | ||||
Break-even point (with incentives) | See instructions above on the cash flow statement to be submitted | |||
Break-even point (without incentives) | ||||
Project finance sources (please list sources in the table below) | Equity (%) | Indicate the percentage of anticipated equity from outside sources | ||
Debt (%) | Indicate the percentage of debt anticipated in the capital stack. Enter 0 if not applicable. | |||
State or local incentives ($) | Indicate amount of state or local incentives received for the project and briefly describe whether it is a fixed-dollar amount or cost-share. | |||
State or local incentives (non-financial) | Also describe non-financial incentives (e.g., land leases, apprenticeship programs, infrastructure support etc.). | |||
Other federal incentives ($) | Indicate amount of federal incentives received for the project and briefly describe whether it is a fixed-dollar amount or cost-share. | |||
Market overview | Target addressable market ($ revenue) | Site third party vetting/ inputs | ||
Target addressable market (# of units) | Site third party vetting/ inputs | |||
Project YOY market growth over the next 5 years (5) | Site third party vetting/ inputs | |||
Market share over the next 5 years (%) | Site third party vetting/ inputs | |||
Product competitiveness | Unit cost ($) | Site third party vetting/ inputs | ||
Levelized cost of energy (LCOE) or levelized cost of emissions abatement (LCEA) | The levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and levelized cost of emissions abatement (LCEA) are measures of the average net present cost of advanced energy property over its deployed lifetime. The LCOE/LCEA calculation should assume that the facility’s products are part of a final clean energy installation and, where appropriate, be based on the financial and resource assumptions provided in the 48C Application Data Sheet or the suggested tools in IRS Notice 2023-44 Appendix B. | |||
Absolute difference in unit cost of product compared to industry average | Site third party vetting/ inputs | |||
Percent difference in unit cost of product compared to industry average | Site third party vetting/ inputs | |||
Corporate disclosures | Ongoing legal claims (Yes or No) | Indicate if there are any ongoing or expected legal claims related to the project . If selecting Yes, please describe in application narrative | ||
Planned debt restructuring (Yes or No) | Indicate any planned debt restructuring. If selecting Yes, please explain in the application narrative. | |||
Going concern (Yes or No) | ||||
Near-term debt maturities ($) | Please briefly describe the company's growth plans for the next five years. | |||
Other planned corporate actions that may affect completion of project (Yes or No) | Indicate any planned corporate or management actions that can impact the timely completion of the project or can cause the project to be stalled for an extended period of time. If selecting Yes, explain in brief. | |||
List the top four financing sources for the project and the sum of all other financing sources. Please describe the timing of expected equity contributions and debt funding as well as the timing of repayment of expected debt funding | ||||
Financing Source | Type of Financing (e.g., equity, debt, etc.) | Amount ($) | Timing of financing | |
Financing Source 1 | ||||
Financing Source 2 | ||||
Financing Source 3 | ||||
Financing Source 4 | ||||
Financing Source 5 | ||||
Sum of other financing sources | ||||
Indicate the main categories of expenditures associated with the qualified investment. If project contains additional categories of expenditures that are not eligible as a qualified investment (e.g., building expansion), indicate here as well. | ||||
Cost ($) | Description of expenditure (e.g., Purchasing 2 new units of XX machinery, retooling XX production line) | Is this investment qualified per IRS Notices 2023-18 and 2023-44? | ||
Calculated or from other tab | Instructions are in yellow boxes next to the corresponding inputs | |||||||
In addition to details about the Specified Advanced Energy Property, which are captured in the technology-specific tabs to the right, applicants are asked to estimate the emissions footprint of the facility itself, inclusive of Scope 1 emissions and electricity- and fuel-related Scope 2 emissions. | ||||||||
Facility-Level Greenhouse Gas Emissions | ||||||||
EPA GHGRP ID (if applicable) | Applicants with existing facilities subject to EPA GHGRP reporting should provide their GHGRP ID. | |||||||
Estimated Facility Greenhouse Gas Emissions Scope 1 | metric tons CO2e/year | Estimate the annual Scope 1 CO2-equivalent emissions at the facility after the project is completed and fully operational. Scope 1 emissions should include at least emissions associated with on-site stationary combustion, process emissions, and use of gases such as HFCs. For assistance, applicants may wish to consider the use of the EPA's Simplified GHG Calculator or Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator. Applicants for Clean Energy Manufacturing and Recyling Projects are not required to submit a full methodology, but should justify their emissions estimates in the narrative. See Section V of Appendix B for more information. |
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Estimated Facility Greenhouse Gas Emissions Scope 2 | metric tons CO2e/year | Estimate the annual Scope 2 (electricity- and fuel-related) CO2-equivalent emissions at the facility after the project is completed and fully operational. Scope 2 emissions should include at least the upstream emissions associated with the production of any electricity, hydrogen, or steam purchased by the facility. For assistance, applicants may wish to consider the use of the EPA's Simplified GHG Calculator or Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator. Applicants for Clean Energy Manufacturing and Recyling Projects are not required to submit a full methodology, but should justify their emissions estimates in the narrative. See Section V of Appendix B for more information. |
Calculated or from other tab | Instructions are in yellow boxes next to the corresponding inputs | |||||||||||||||||||
Please list the direct jobs that will be created during both construction and operations of the facility. For retrofits/reequipped facilities, please list the number of current jobs for the purposes of calculating incremental operating jobs created by the project. Please be as specific as possible. Direct jobs are those jobs represented by the number of people whose work is directly billed to the project. Do not list Indirect Jobs, defined as employees included in the supply chain who are not directly billed to the project. Examples include: - Producers of equipment or services that are used on the project - Accounting or administrative services - End-use installers - Operating jobs unrelated to the project (for a GHG reduction project in a steel facility, do not count steelworkers not working on the GHG reduction) The review team will calculate indirect jobs using a consistent methodology. |
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Workforce and community engagement questions | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Does the location or community qualify as a disadvantaged community according to the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST)? (Yes/No) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Does the location qualify as a 48C energy community? (Yes/No) | ||||||||||||||||||||
If yes to above, which census track as identified in Appendix C or IRS Notice 2023-44 is your poject located in? | ||||||||||||||||||||
Does the project meet the Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship (PWA) requirements? (Yes/No) For more on wage and apprenticeship requirements, please see Section 4 of IRS Notice 2023-18. |
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Have you provided a Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship (PWA) certification? (Yes/No) | ||||||||||||||||||||
How many apprenticeships do you anticipate supporting through this project? | ||||||||||||||||||||
How many scholarships do you anticipate supporting through this project? | ||||||||||||||||||||
What is the anticipated value of scholarships you will provide? | ||||||||||||||||||||
How frequently will you award scholarships? | ||||||||||||||||||||
Workforce and community agreements | ||||||||||||||||||||
Applicant should fill out this section with all community and workforce agreements and programs under development, signed, or active. Please list the specific named co-signers or other partners in last column. Please list the specific named co-signers or other partners in last column. Please distinguish between co-signers and anticipated co-signers where appropriate. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Agreement Type | No. of agreements under development | No. of agreements signed or active | List key co-signatory parties (e.g., X community nonprofit, X union local) | |||||||||||||||||
Good Neighbor Agreement / Community Benefits Agreement | ||||||||||||||||||||
Collective Bargaining Agreement (Non-Construction) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Project Labor Agreement or Community Workforce Agreement (Construction) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other workforce development agreements or community engagement agreements | ||||||||||||||||||||
Workforce and jobs impacts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Applicant should fill out this section for any construction jobs they anticipate will meet wage and apprenticeship requirements under 48C(e) and corresponding Treasury guidance. | Applicant should fill out this section only if they anticipate that certain construction jobs will not meet prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements. If so, they are not guaranteed the 30% credit and should expect to receive a 6% credit or pay penalties. | Current and anticipated operating jobs at the facility. Applicant should fill out the first column for Current FTE only if this is an existing facility. | ||||||||||||||||||
Construction Jobs - Meeting Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements | Construction Jobs - NOT Meeting Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements | Operating Jobs | ||||||||||||||||||
Job Category | Annualized FTE | Annualized FTE | Annualized FTE | Annualized FTE | Annualized FTE | Job Category | Annualized FTE | Annualized FTE | Annualized FTE | Annualized FTE | Annualized FTE | Job Category | Current FTE (if applicable) |
Annualized New FTE | Annualized New FTE | Annualized New FTE | Annualized New FTE | Annualized New FTE | ||
Applicant can determine category | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Applicant can determine category | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Applicant can determine category | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | ||
Environmental impacts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Quantify the extent to which the proposed project accounts for its environmental impact to the surrounding community. Applicants may find it helpful to consult the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping (EJSCREEN) tool (https://www.epa.gov/ejscreen). |
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Pollutant Type | Source | Annual Emissions (current) | Annual Emissions (future expected, due to this project) | Units | ||||||||||||||||
Instructions for Manufacturers of Eligible Renewable Energy Products or Microturbines | ||||||||||||||||||
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Applicants should complete ONLY ONE TAB per application on the basis of their technology area. |
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Annual Attributable Production Capacity (AAPC) | EXAMPLE | |||||||||||||||||
Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | |||||||||||
Annual Production Capacity | MW/year | Expected annual production. Use equivalent watts for non-electrical technologies such as solar water heating. For components without watt ratings, make an assumption about the amount of watts of the end product per unit of your component, and state your assumptions below. | Annual Production Capacity | 50 | MW/year | Facility produces 50 MW of c-Si solar PV cells per year for small-scale residential developers. | ||||||||||||
Conversion Factor and Explanation | For non-watt rated technologies ONLY, explain your conversion factor (e.g., square meters to watts) in 50 words or less. | Conversion Factor and Explanation | N/A | Not applicable; technology is already rated in watts. | ||||||||||||||
Manufacturing Contribution | $/W | Value added contribution to system (excludes price paid for feedstock materials, upstream components, etc.). | Manufacturing Contribution | 0.06 | $/W | Cost to produce a c-Si solar PV cell is $0.18/W, including margin, but cost of inputs is about $0.12/W. So value add is $0.06/W. | ||||||||||||
Total System Hardware Price | $/W | Price to end user of total system hardware including balance of system but excluding installation labor costs. This value should be greater than what is entered in cell B9 | Total System Hardware Price | 0.64 | $/W | Total hardware cost of solar module and BOS (NREL, 2022). | ||||||||||||
Typical Annual Capacity Factor | % | See Assumptions tab for common capacity factors, based on assumptions of typical use. Defined as (annual energy output)/(peak power rating * 8760 hours). If you use a different capacity factor, please justify in the narrative. | Typical Annual Capacity Factor | 25% | % | Average U.S. capacity factor of solar PV is 25%, per the Assumptions tab. | ||||||||||||
Share of facility output | % | Fraction of production from project (i.e., manufacturing facility) that will be allocated for renewable resource production. | Share of facility output | 100% | % | All of the facility's production goes to solar cell manufacturing. |
Instructions for Manufacturers of Eligible Renewable Energy Products or Microturbines | ||||||||||||||||||
Calculated or from other tab | Instructions are in yellow boxes next to the corresponding inputs | |||||||||||||||||
Applicants should complete ONLY ONE TAB per application on the basis of their technology area. |
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Annual Attributable Production Capacity (AAPC) | EXAMPLE | |||||||||||||||||
Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | |||||||||||
Annual Production Capacity | MW/year | Expected annual production. Use equivalent watts for non-electrical technologies such as solar water heating. For components without watt ratings, make an assumption about the amount of watts of the end product per unit of your component, and state your assumptions below. | Annual Production Capacity | 50 | MW/year | Facility produces 50 MW of c-Si solar PV cells per year for small-scale residential developers. | ||||||||||||
Conversion Factor and Explanation | For non-watt rated technologies ONLY, explain your conversion factor (e.g., square meters to watts) in 50 words or less. | Conversion Factor and Explanation | N/A | Not applicable; technology is already rated in watts. | ||||||||||||||
Manufacturing Contribution | $/W | Value added contribution to system (excludes price paid for feedstock materials, upstream components, etc.). | Manufacturing Contribution | 0.06 | $/W | Cost to produce a c-Si solar PV cell is $0.18/W, including margin, but cost of inputs is about $0.12/W. So value add is $0.06/W. | ||||||||||||
Total System Hardware Price | $/W | Price to end user of total system hardware including balance of system but excluding installation labor costs. This value should be greater than the value in cell B9. | Total System Hardware Price | 0.64 | $/W | Total hardware cost of solar module and BOS (NREL, 2022). | ||||||||||||
Typical Annual Capacity Factor | % | See Assumptions tab for common capacity factors, based on assumptions of typical use. Defined as (annual energy output)/(peak power rating * 8760 hours). If you use a different capacity factor, please justify in the narrative. | Typical Annual Capacity Factor | 25% | % | Average U.S. capacity factor of solar PV is 25%, per the Assumptions tab. | ||||||||||||
Share of facility output | % | Fraction of production from project (i.e., manufacturing facility) that will be allocated for renewable resource production. | Share of facility output | 100% | % | All of the facility's production goes to solar cell manufacturing. |
Instructions for Manufacturers of Eligible Refining, Blending, or Electrolyzing Equipment or Fuel Cells | ||||||||||||||||||
Calculated or from other tab | Instructions are in yellow boxes next to the corresponding inputs | |||||||||||||||||
Applicants should complete ONLY ONE TAB per application on the basis of their technology area. |
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Fuel Type/Process | Select the most representative fuel refining, blending, or electrolyzing process. | Fuel Type/Process | Alcohol to jet from isobutanol - fermentation - corn grain/starch | The electrolyzers will run on renewable electricity, so the applicant selects the LCA for "renewable electrolysis." This is equivalent to a 100% reduction in emissions per GGE. | ||||||||||||||
Annual Attributable Production Capacity (AAPC) | Annual Attributable Production Capacity (AAPC) | |||||||||||||||||
Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | |||||||||||
Annual Production Capacity | Unit/year | Projected (not peak or potential) number of units manufactured annually. | Annual Production Capacity | 50 | Unit/year | Applicant produces 1000 1-MW electrolyzers at its new facility. | ||||||||||||
Manufacturing Contribution | $/Unit | Value added contribution to system (excludes price paid for feedstock materials, upstream components, etc.). | Manufacturing Contribution | 50,000 | $/Unit | Electrolyzers are sold for $100,000 each, but use $50,000 worth of platinum group metals and other inputs, so the value added by the manufacturer is $50,000. | ||||||||||||
Total Installed System Price | $/Unit | Price to end user of total system hardware including balance of system but excluding installation labor costs. This value should be greater than the value in cell B10. | Total Installed System Price | 1,000,000 | $/Unit | The full hydrogen electrolysis system is estimated at $1 million for a 1-MW capacity electrolyzer. | ||||||||||||
Capacity per unit per year | GGE | Amount of fuel, chemical, or product enabled the given unit of refining, electrolyzing, or blending equipment annually, best expressed in gallons of gasoline equivalent (GGE). Kilograms, MW, or other units should be converted to GGE using BTUs or MJs. | Capacity per unit per year | 150,000 | GGE | A 1-MW electrolyzer could be expected to produce about 150,000 kg of hydrogen per year under typical operating conditions. | ||||||||||||
Deployed Property Lifetime | years | Number of years the deployed equipment will operate. | Deployed Property Lifetime | 10 | years | Electrolyzers are expected to last about 10 years before replacement. | ||||||||||||
Share of Facility Output | % | Fraction of project (i.e., manufacturing facility) that will be allocated to eligible equipment. Please type in a percentage (no greater than 100) -- we will not convert to a percentage. |
Share of Facility Output | 100 | % | 100% of the facility will be used to produce clean hydrogen. |
Instructions for Manufacturers of Energy Storage Systems | ||||||||||||||||||
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Annual Attributable Production Capacity (AAPC) | EXAMPLE | |||||||||||||||||
Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | |||||||||||
Annual Production Capacity | MW/year | Expected annual production. Facilities that typically express their production capacity in Megawatt-Hours should instead state power output of the batteries in Megawatts. For components without watt ratings, make an assumption about the amount of watts of the end product per unit of your component, and state your assumptions below. | Annual Production Capacity | 100 | MW/year | Lithium-ion battery factory assembles 200 MWh of 2-hour duration batteries for stationary storage applications. Those batteries represent 100 MW of power. | ||||||||||||
Conversion Factor and Explanation | For non-watt rated technologies ONLY, explain your conversion factor (e.g., square meters to megawatt-hours) in 50 words or less. | Conversion Factor and Explanation | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||
Manufacturing Contribution | $/kWh | Value added contribution to system (excludes price paid for feedstock materials, upstream components, etc.). | Manufacturing Contribution | $50 | $/kWh | Manufacturer adds $50/kWh of value in assembling the battery cell and pack. | ||||||||||||
Total System Hardware Price | $/kWh | Price to end user of total system hardware including balance of system but excluding installation labor costs. This value should be greater than the value in cell B9. | Total System Hardware Price | $400 | $/kWh | Total price of the installed system is $400/kWh. | ||||||||||||
Typical Annual Capacity Factor | % | See Assumptions tab for common capacity factors, based on assumptions of typical use. Defined as (annual energy output)/(peak power rating * 8760 hours). If you use a different capacity factor, please justify in the narrative. | Typical Annual Capacity Factor | 10% | % | Capacity factor of stationary storage, according to the Assumptions tab. | ||||||||||||
Share of facility output | % | Fraction of production from project (i.e., manufacturing facility) that will be allocated for renewable resource production. | Share of facility output | 100% | % | 100% of the factory is being used for battery production. |
Instructions for Manufacturers of Eligible Electric, Fuel Cell, and Hybrid Vehicles and Components (excl. charging equipment) | ||||||||||||||||||
Calculated or from other tab | Instructions are in yellow boxes next to the corresponding inputs | |||||||||||||||||
Applicants should complete ONLY ONE TAB per application on the basis of their technology area. |
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Annual Attributable Production Capacity (AAPC) | EXAMPLE | |||||||||||||||||
Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | |||||||||||
Annual Production Capacity | Unit/year | Projected (not peak or potential) number of units manufactured annually. | Annual Production Capacity | 100,000 | Unit/year | Applicant produces 100,000 EV batteries per year at its 10 GWh factory. | ||||||||||||
Manufacturing Contribution | $/Unit | Value added contribution to system (excludes price paid for feedstock materials, upstream components, etc.). | Manufacturing Contribution | $6,000 | $/Unit | Finished battery is sold for $12,000, but inputs and subcomponents cost $6,000, so the "manufacturing contribution" of this facility is $6,000. | ||||||||||||
Total Price of Vehicle Equipment | $/Unit | Price to end user of total system hardware including balance of system but excluding installation labor costs. This value should be greater than the value in cell B8. | Total Price of Vehicle Equipment | $25,000 | $/Unit | Total price of electric vehicle is $25,000. | ||||||||||||
Deployed Property Lifetime | years | Number of years the deployed equipment will operate. | Deployed Property Lifetime | 20 | years | Assumed EV lifetime is 20 years. | ||||||||||||
Share of facility output | % | Fraction of production from project (i.e., manufacturing facility) that will be allocated to produce vehicle technology. Please type in a percentage (no greater than 1) -- we will not convert to a percentage. |
Share of facility output | 90% | % | 90% of the facility's output goes to EVs, 10% to consumer electronics. | ||||||||||||
The following formulas calculate the greenhouse gas emissions reductions associated with the project. |
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Indirect Greenhouse Gas Reductions and Simplified Cost of Abatement | EXAMPLE | |||||||||||||||||
Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | |||||||||||
Average Annual Mileage | Miles/year | List the average annual operations of the class of vehicle, used for both the baseline and the improved system. Use the Assumptions tab as needed. | Annual Mile | 10,850 | Miles | Per Assumptions tab, presumes the vehicle class has a annual mileage of 10,850 miles. | ||||||||||||
Annual Baseline System Fuel Consumption | MPGGE | Projected liquid fuel consumption in gallons of gasoline equivalent (GGE) of baseline system under typical operation (e.g., average fuel economy of a heavy-duty vehicle). | Annual Baseline System Fuel Consumption | 23 | MPGGE | Per Assumptions tab, presumes the baseline system gets 23.4 miles per gallon. | ||||||||||||
Annual Improved System Fuel Consumption | MPGGE | Projected liquid fuel consumption of improved system under typical operation (e.g., average fuel economy of a hybrid heavy-duty vehicle). If fully electric, enter "0" and fill out the row below. If plugin hybrid, fill out both rows. | Annual Improved System Fuel Consumption | 0 | MPGGE | Presumes the improved system uses no liquid fuel. | ||||||||||||
Miles per kWh | Miles per kWh | If electric or plug-in hybrid, state the required electricity under typical operation (e.g., average MPGe of an electric vehicle). | Miles per kWh | 3 | The improved system uses electricity and gets roughly 3 miles per kWh. |
Instructions for Manufacturers of Eligible Grid Modernization Equipment and Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment | ||||||||||||||||||
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Annual Attributable Production Capacity (AAPC) | EXAMPLE | |||||||||||||||||
Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | |||||||||||
Annual Production Capacity | Units, kVA, etc. per year | Projected (not peak or potential) number or capacity of units manufactured annually. If possible, express the total capacity in terms of power capacity (e.g., kVA for transformers) rather than raw number of units. | Annual Production Capacity | 2,000 | MVA/year | Projected (not peak or potential) number or capacity of units manufactured annually. If possible, express the total capacity in electrical terms (e.g., kVA for transformers) rather than raw number of units. | ||||||||||||
Manufacturing Contribution | $/Unit | Value added contribution to system (excludes price paid for feedstock materials, upstream components, etc.). | Manufacturing Contribution | 1,000,000 | $/Unit | The manufacturer purchases $500,000 of raw materials for each LPT, but sells each one for $1.5 million, so generates $1 million of value in the process. | ||||||||||||
Total Price of Equipment | $/Unit | Price to end user of total system hardware including balance of system but excluding installation labor costs. This value should be greater than the value in cell B8. | Total Price of Equipment | 1,500,000 | $/Unit | The total value of the completed LPT is $1.5 million | ||||||||||||
Typical Annual Capacity Factor | % | See Assumptions tab for common capacity factors, based on assumptions of typical use. Defined as (annual energy output)/(peak power rating * 8760 hours). If you use a different capacity factor, please justify in the narrative. | Typical Annual Capacity Factor | 65% | % | Average U.S. capacity factor of transmission equipment is 65%, per the Assumptions tab. | ||||||||||||
Share of facility output | % | Fraction of production from project (i.e., manufacturing facility) that will be allocated to produce vehicle technology. Please type in a percentage (no greater than 1) -- we will not convert to a percentage. |
Share of facility output | 100% | % | We assume all of the facility output is for LPTs. |
Instructions for Manufacturers of Eligible Energy Conservation Equipment | ||||||||||||||||||
Calculated or from other tab | Instructions are in yellow boxes next to the corresponding inputs | |||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing facilities for eligible energy conservation equipment should complete each green cell on this tab to indicate annual production. These metrics include a "Fuel Type/Process" selection for the incumbent and improved technologies, as well as other metrics to understand the performance of the product in its ultimate use. Applicants may reference the example to the right and/or the Assumptions tab for assistance. |
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Fuel Information | EXAMPLE | |||||||||||||||||
Baseline Fuel Type/Process | If selected 'Other', explain here | Select the most representative baseline fuel refining, blending, or electrolyzing process. | Baseline Fuel Type/Process | Natural Gas | The project manufactures heat pumps which are assumed to replace natural gas furnaces. | |||||||||||||
Improved Fuel Type/Process | If selected 'Other', explain here | Select the most representative improved/ new fuel refining, blending, or electrolyzing process. For efficiency improvement projects, select the same fuel type/ process as the baseline if fuel switching not applicable and explain efficiency improvement in the text. | Improved Fuel Type/Process | Grid electricity | Heat pumps are assumed to be powered by grid electricity. | |||||||||||||
Annual Attributable Production Capacity (AAPC) | EXAMPLE | |||||||||||||||||
Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | |||||||||||
Annual Production Capacity | Unit/year | Projected (not peak or potential) number of units manufactured annually. | Annual Production Capacity | 10,000 | Unit/year | Manufacturer produces 10,000 units of cold-climate air-source heat pumps | ||||||||||||
Manufacturing Contribution | $/Unit | Value added contribution to system (excludes price paid for feedstock materials, upstream components, etc.). | Manufacturing Contribution | $3,500 | $/Unit | Heat Pumps are sold for $5000 but incorporate $1500 of input materials and components, so the manufacturer's contribution is $3500 per unit. | ||||||||||||
Total Price of Efficiency Equipment | $/Unit | Price to end user of total system hardware including balance of system but excluding installation labor costs. This value should be greater than the value in cell B12. | Total Price of Efficiency Equipment | $5,000 | $/Unit | Price to end user of total HVAC system hardware including balance of system but excluding installation labor costs. | ||||||||||||
Annual Baseline System Consumption | MMBTU/year | Likely annual energy consumption of baseline system (WITHOUT fuel switching or efficiency technology) under typical operation (e.g., energy consumption of average home using natural gas heating). Baseline system assumptions must match the assumptions used in commercial viability section of concept paper application | Annual Baseline System Consumption | 80 | MMBTU/year | Annual energy consumption of the average building using natural gas furnance of comparable size to heat pump | ||||||||||||
Annual Improved System Consumption | MMBTU/year | Likely annual energy consumption of improved system (AFTER fuel switching or efficiency technology) under typical operation (e.g., energy consumption of average home with air source heat pump). | Annual Improved System Consumption | 16 | MMBTU/year | Cold climate heat pump is projected to reduce energy usage by 64 MMBTU | ||||||||||||
Deployed Property Lifetime | years | See Assumptions tab for common capacity factors, based on assumptions of typical use. Number of years the deployed equipment will operate. | Deployed Property Lifetime | 10 | years | Heat pumps average lifetime are 10 years | ||||||||||||
Share of Facility Output | % | Fraction of production from project (i.e., manufacturing facility) that will be allocated to produce energy efficiency technology. | Share of Facility Output | 100% | % | All of the factory's output goes to producing heat pump |
Instructions for Manufacturers of Carbon Capture, Removal, Use, and Storage or Other Greenhouse Gas Reduction Equipment | ||||||||||||||||||
Calculated or from other tab | Instructions are in yellow boxes next to the corresponding inputs | |||||||||||||||||
Applicants should complete ONLY ONE TAB per application on the basis of their technology area. |
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Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | |||||||||||
Annual Production Capacity | Unit/year | Projected (not peak or potential) number of units manufactured annually. | Annual Production Capacity | 100,000 | Unit/year | A manufacturer projects that its new factory will produce 100,000 gallons of a solvent that can be used in carbon capture systems. | ||||||||||||
Manufacturing Contribution | $/Unit | Value added contribution to system (excludes price paid for feedstock materials, upstream components, etc.). | Manufacturing Contribution | 450 | $/Unit | Value added contribution to system (excludes price paid for feedstock materials, upstream components, etc.). | ||||||||||||
Total Cost of Emissions Reduction Component | $/Unit | Price to end user of total system hardware (e.g., full CCS system) including balance of system but excluding installation labor costs. This value should be greater than the value in cell B8. | Total Cost of Emissions Reduction Component | 5,000 | $/Unit | The full price of the functional CCS apparatus is estimated at $5,000 per gallon of solvent. | ||||||||||||
CO2e Reduction Per Unit | Metric tons CO2e | Annual CO2-equivalent emissions reductions per unit deployed. For equipment that reduces non-CO2 emissions, applicants can use the "CO2 Equivalency Assumptions" on the Assumptions tab. | CO2e Reduction Per Unit | 100 | Metric tons CO2e | Each gallon of solvent is expected to reduce 1,000 metric tons of CO2e per year. | ||||||||||||
Deployed Property Lifetime | years | Number of years the deployed equipment will operate. | Deployed Property Lifetime | 1 | years | The solvent is expecteed to last 20 years before replacement | ||||||||||||
Share of Facility Output | % | Fraction of production from project (i.e., manufacturing facility) that will be allocated to produce energy efficiency technology. | Share of Facility Output | 50% | % | Half of the facility's solvent will be sold into the cleaning products market, so only 50% of the facility's output is dedicated to eligible technologies. |
Instructions for Recyclers of Qualified Energy Properties | ||||||||||||||||||
Calculated or from other tab | Instructions are in yellow boxes next to the corresponding inputs | |||||||||||||||||
Recycling facilities of qualified energy properties should complete each green cell on this tab to indicate annual production. These metrics include the recycled properties (input) and the products (output) and associated production information. Applicants may reference the example to the right and/or the Assumptions tab for assistance. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fuel Information | EXAMPLE | |||||||||||||||||
Input Technology Area | If selected 'Other', explain here | Select the most representative technology area for the recycling input. If the input is a critical material, use the critical material data sheet and application | Input Technology Area | Electric or fuel cell vehicles - 48C(c)(1)(A)(i)(VII) | If selected 'Other', explain here | Select the most representative technology area for the recycling input. If the input is a critical material, use the critical material data sheet and application | ||||||||||||
Output Technology Area | If selected 'Other', explain here | Select the most representative technology area for the recycling output. If the output is a critical material, fill out the critical material data sheet | Output Technology Area | Electric or fuel cell vehicles - 48C(c)(1)(A)(i)(VII) | If selected 'Other', explain here | Select the most representative technology area for the recycling input. If the output is a critical material, select other and write in the critical material | ||||||||||||
Annual Attributable Production Capacity (AAPC) | EXAMPLE | |||||||||||||||||
Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | |||||||||||
Recovery Rate | Mass/Unit | Provide the projected (not peak or potential) recovered rate. Fill in the Unit column with the appropriate units. | Recovery Rate | 0.5 | g Li/battery cell | Projected (not peak or potential) recovered rate | ||||||||||||
Annual Production Capacity | Unit/year | Projected (not peak or potential) number of output units produced. Fill in the Unit column with the appropriate unit e.g. MWh, tonnes, etc | Annual Production Capacity | 100,000 | kg Li/year | Manufacturer produces 100,000 kg of of Lithium from recycled batteries inputs | ||||||||||||
Manufacturing Contribution | $/Unit | Value added contribution to system (excludes price paid for feedstock materials, upstream components, etc.). Fill in the Unit column with the appropriate units. | Manufacturing Contribution | 20 | $/kg Li recovered | Manufacturer value-add to process (should be strictly less than the selling price) |
Instructions for Manufacturers of Other Greenhouse Gas Reduction Equipment | ||||||||||||||||||
Calculated or from other tab | Instructions are in yellow boxes next to the corresponding inputs | |||||||||||||||||
Manufacturing facilities for other equipment designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions should complete each green cell on this tab to indicate annual production. These include metrics to understand the performance of the product in its ultimate use. Applicants may reference the example to the right and/or the Assumptions tab for assistance. |
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Provide Brief Description of Output | In 10 words or less, describe what product the facility produces and how it reduces greenhouse gas emissions | |||||||||||||||||
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Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | Descriptor | Data | Units | Notes/Instructions | |||||||||||
Base Unit | Unit | Describe the unit of production | Base Unit | gallon | Unit | Describe the unit of production | ||||||||||||
Annual Production Capacity | Unit/year | Projected (not peak or potential) number of units manufactured annually. | Annual Production Capacity | 100,000 | Unit/year | A manufacturer projects that its new factory will produce 100,000 gallons of a solvent that can be used in carbon capture systems. | ||||||||||||
Manufacturing Contribution | $/Unit | Value added contribution to system (excludes price paid for feedstock materials, upstream components, etc.). | Manufacturing Contribution | 450 | $/Unit | Value added contribution to system (excludes price paid for feedstock materials, upstream components, etc.). | ||||||||||||
Total Cost of Emissions Reduction Component | $/Unit | Price to end user of total system hardware (e.g., full CCS system) including balance of system but excluding installation labor costs. This value should be greater than the value in cell B11. | Total Cost of Emissions Reduction Component | 5,000 | $/Unit | The full price of the functional CCS apparatus is estimated at $5,000 per gallon of solvent. | ||||||||||||
CO2e Reduction Per Unit | Metric tons CO2e/unit | Annual CO2-equivalent emissions reductions per unit deployed. For equipment that reduces non-CO2 emissions, applicants can use the "CO2 Equivalency Assumptions" on the Assumptions tab. | CO2e Reduction Per Unit | 100 | Metric tons CO2e | Each gallon of solvent is expected to reduce 1,000 metric tons of CO2e per year. | ||||||||||||
Deployed Property Lifetime | years | See Assumptions tab for common capacity factors, based on assumptions of typical use. Number of years the deployed equipment will operate. | Deployed Property Lifetime | 20 | years | The solvent is expecteed to last 20 years before replacement | ||||||||||||
Share of Facility Output | % | Fraction of production from project (i.e., manufacturing facility) that will be allocated to produce energy efficiency technology. | Share of Facility Output | 50% | % | Half of the facility's solvent will be sold into the cleaning products market, so only 50% of the facility's output is dedicated to eligible technologies. |
Baseline Metrics and Conversion Factors | ||
Metric | Value | Units |
MJ per gallon of gasoline | 120 | MJ/GGE |
BTUs per gallon of gasoline | 114,000 | BTU/GGE |
Annual Miles Traveled (average new light-duty vehicle) | 10,850 | miles |
Baseline Vehicle Fuel Economy | 24 | mpg |
Vehicle Cost (2021 average new light-duty vehicle) | 42,000 | $ |
CO2 Equivalency Assumptions | ||
Original Metric | CO2e Emissions (metric tons) | |
Metric ton of CO2 | 1 | |
Metric ton of Methane | 22.7 | |
Metric ton of Nitrous Oxide | 270 | |
Metric ton of HFCs/PFCs | Various (use EPA calculator below) | |
Metric ton of SF6 | 20,684 | |
Gallon of gasoline avoided | 0.009 | |
Megawatt-hour of electricity avoided | 0.709 | |
Source: https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator | ||
Common Service Life Assumptions | ||
Technology | Service Life Years | Notes |
General suggestion (for technologies excluded below) | 20 | |
Distributed Solar Photovoltaics - Modules | 26 | https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/dg_storage_chp/ |
Distributed Solar Photovoltaics - Inverters | 21 | https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/dg_storage_chp/ |
Distributed Wind | 20 | https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/dg_storage_chp/ |
Battery Storage - Cells | 10 | https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/dg_storage_chp/ |
Battery Storage - String Inverters | 15 | https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/dg_storage_chp/ |
Fuel Cell | 10 | https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/dg_storage_chp/ |
Micro Turbine | 10 | https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/dg_storage_chp/ |
Air-Source Heat Pump | 9 to 22 | https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/equipcosts/ |
Electric Rooftop Heat Pump | 21 | https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/equipcosts/ |
Ground-Source Heat Pump | 8 to 21 | https://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/buildings/equipcosts/ |
Grid Modernization Equipment | 25 | |
Light-duty Vehicle | 16 | |
Utility-scale PV | 30 | Note: Utility-scale technologies are evaluated using a 30-year investment recovery period. However, these technologies will remain in service as long as going-forward revenues (system value) exceed going-forward costs (variable and fixed operating costs). Thus actual service life may be shorter-than or substantially longer than 30-years. |
Utility-scale Wind | 30 | |
Utility-scale Fuel Cells | 30 | |
Utility-scale Combustion Turbines | 30 | |
Common Capacity Factor Assumptions | ||
End Use Energy Product (Technology) | Capacity Factor (%) | Notes |
Biomass (general) | 52% | Fleet capacity factor in 2021 |
Geothermal | 73% | Fleet capacity factor in 2021 |
Grid - Transmission/Transportation | 65% | |
Grid Equipment - Interconnection | 80% | |
Landfill gas utilization (general) | 80% | Fleet capacity factor in 2021 |
Solar Thermal | 28% | Based on NEMS EMM Region 20 WECC Southwest |
Solar Photovoltaic (general) | 20% | Based on ac kWh delivered and dc watts rated power (Use 25% if ac-to-ac) |
Storage | 10% | |
Storage – Pumped Hydro | N/A | |
Storage – Adv. Batteries | 10% | |
Storage – Flywheel | N/A | |
Wind | 44% | Based on NEMS EMM Region 18 and 19: Southwest Power Pool Central and North |
Wind – Offshore | 42% | Based on NEMS EMM Region 7 NPCC New England |
CO2 Equivalency Assumptions | ||
Original Metric | CO2e Emissions (metric tons) | |
Metric ton of CO2 | 1 | |
Metric ton of Methane | 22.7 | |
Metric ton of Nitrous Oxide | 270 | |
Metric ton of HFCs/PFCs | Various (use EPA calculator below) | |
Metric ton of SF6 | 20,684 | |
Gallon of gasoline avoided | 0.009 | |
Megawatt-hour of electricity avoided | 0.709 | |
Source: https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator |
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